Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

61°F

16°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 2:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Soco Gap NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after 3am.  Patchy fog between midnight and 2am. Steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog between midnight and 2am. Steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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Point Forecast:
Soco Gap NC
 35.5°N 83.13°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
3pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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